Introduction: Shaking Cage
Items needed
- Plywood 18" x 18" x 3/4" ( stay with a thicker board but the overall size is up to you. I would have gone smaller)
- Chain 13'
- Electric Drill with cord. (got mine from a thrift store for $4.99
- Remote controlled power switch (I had one from last christmas decorations)
- Lag bolts and washer (to mount the chains on)
- eye bolt 3" long
- various nuts and bolts
- Circular saw
- Drill and various sized drill bits
- Bolt Cutters
Step 1:
Cut the plywood to size 18" x 18" ( I really wish I would have gone 13" instead)
Cut the chain to 18" using bolt cutters
Step 2:
I bolted the chain to the top and bottom using lag bolts and washers. I sure it is over kill but it was what I had laying around the garage.
cut strips of 3/4" plywood for the top to hide the drill.
Step 3:
picked the spot where the drill is to be mounted and location of the hole for the rod to attach.
Mounted the drill with a large hose clamp and a scrap piece of wood
Step 4:
Made the shaking part with a large bolt and nut which go into the drill chuck and tighten down using pliers since I don't own a
chuck key.....does anyone have one?
the square plate was something I just found. then there is a eye bolt with lock nuts.
thru the eye bolt is the rods I took from old trophies. You can use all thread.
Step 5:
made a large hole in the top and drilled a hole the diameter of my rod in the bottom and installed the rod
Step 6:
Mounted the drill and put the rod thru the eye bolt. zip tied the trigger and had to use a voltage regulator (Dimmer Switch ) from wally world.
had to use the dimmer switch because it was way too fast.
Step 7:
turn your drill on and watch how it shakes so you can mount the doll in the best (most movement) location
I will use drywall screws for her feet and zip tie her hands to the chains .
her body will be facing forward and her head is backwards because that face is just not scary enough.
Step 8:
Steps that have no pictures
it is being suspended by rope that I nailed in the corners and brought the four ends together and made a knot
Covered the top in white cheese cloth and then covered that in black cheese cloth also called creepy cloth
Participated in the
Halloween Decorations Contest